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Tag: Puerto Rico

0 Politics Israel

No, the West Bank can't be to Israel what Puerto Rico is to the US

Dan Perry in Forward · 26 Feb

Dan Perry critiques the flawed analogy made by proponents of Israeli annexation of the West Bank, comparing it to the status of Puerto Rico in the United States.

0 Culture Art

For a Jewish Boricua whose great-grandfather spoke Yiddish, theater is almost a birthright

Miranda Jackel in Forward · 10 Jul 2024

Antonia Cruz-Kent, a Jewish Boricua playwright, draws on her family legacy and ancestry in her works, with a focus on themes of loving, mourning, and embracing ancestors from diverse backgrounds.

0 Communities

The Boy Who Left Everything to Become a Hasidic Jew (Rebbe Avraham Goldstein's WILD Story of Faith)

Living Lchaim · 16 Jun 2024

A teenager from Puerto Rico explores Judaism, eventually converting and becoming a Rebbe in Scranton, sharing his wild journey of faith.

0 History Antisemitism

In Puerto Rico, memories of a forgotten terror attack loom over the present

Aviya Kushner in Forward · 5 Feb 2024

The article discusses the juxtaposition of the Holocaust Memorial and the Lod Massacre Memorial in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Protesters interrupt Shabbat dinner at Puerto Rico conference, threats made against 2 NYC Jewish sites

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 12 Nov 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a Shabbat dinner at the Somos conference in Puerto Rico, chanting anti-Israel slogans and engaging in antisemitic behavior.